Applications for coverage of interim multiple dwellings and residential units

§ 282-a. Applications for coverage of interim multiple dwellings and\nresidential units. 1. Where any occupant has filed an application for\ncoverage pursuant to this article and has received a docket number from\nthe loft board, it shall be unlawful for an owner to cause or intend to\ncause such occupant to vacate, surrender or waive any rights in relation\nto such occupancy, due to repeated interruptions or discontinuances of\nessential services, or an interruption or discontinuance of an essential\nservice for an extended duration or of such significance as to\nsubstantially impair habitability of such unit, at any time before the\nloft board has made a final determination, including appeals, to approve\nor deny such application. This section shall not grant any rights of\ncontinued occupancy other than those otherwise granted by law. Any\nagreement that waives or limits the benefits of this section shall be\ndeemed void as against public policy. In addition to any other remedies\nprovided in this article for failure to be in compliance, in article\neight of this chapter, or in the regulations promulgated by the loft\nboard, an occupant who has filed an application with the loft board for\ncoverage under this article may commence an action or proceeding in a\ncourt of competent jurisdiction, which notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law shall include the housing part of the New York city\ncivil court, to enforce the provisions of this section.\n 2. It shall be unlawful for any owner to interrupt, deny, or\ndiscontinue essential services, or to impair the habitability of an\ninterim multiple dwelling unit or building. In addition to any remedies\nprovided under this article, regulations promulgated by the loft board,\nor any other law or regulation governing the housing standards, any\noccupant of an interim multiple dwelling may commence an action or\nproceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction which, notwithstanding\nany other provision of law, shall include the housing part of the New\nYork city civil court, to enforce the provisions of this section. Any\nagreement that waives or limits the benefits of this section shall be\ndeemed void as against public policy.\n